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Issa Calls for Investigation of LAPD’s Contested Response to Assaulted ICE Officers

He is seeking clarity on whether orders from local or state officials slowed police aid during the widespread unrest against ICE agents.

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Overview

  • The Department of Homeland Security says LAPD took two hours to respond when more than 1,000 rioters attacked ICE officers but Chief Jim McDonnell insists it was a 40-minute delay caused by traffic.
  • Congressman Darrell Issa filed for a full Congressional inquiry to determine if political leaders directed LAPD to hold back from assisting federal agents under assault.
  • Protesters surrounded a federal law enforcement building after Friday’s ICE raids, slashing tires, defacing property and launching projectiles at officers.
  • LAPD has arrested at least 50 individuals in connection with the violence on charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon on an officer.
  • Five officers and five mounted patrol horses sustained minor injuries and LAPD leadership reiterated that the department does not engage in immigration enforcement.